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Not every yacht can sit on its keel. Personally I would never buy a yacht that couldn't be dried out against a wall, but perhaps that...

Totally understandable. Having supervised a significant number of boat lifts both out and in by crane over some 35 years the potential...

A friend took a set from one of my boats for a fence around a raised deck at his house. Does it have any value with a scrap merchant...

My background and concept of responsibility is a little different, but I am not criticising your approaches. If you are using a marina...

But did they check the boat's position in the slings once it was out of the water and before it was moved over land? That is the...

That is your prerogative. I have witnessed three boats with hull damage while being moved ashore, and have had one of mine suffer...

Regardless of keel design the owner is responsible for their boat, even when they get a yard or others to move it. Its not clear from...

I would suggest that you put an anchor and bow roller on before going to the Mediterranean

I understand your decision to go for a new boat, but it's not for me. Funds to buy new were never the problem. I could go out tomorrow...

Wee boats are MUCH more vulnerable to being overwhelmed by jetting, breaking seas than bigger boats. The real need for a good, sound JSD...

I would install a thick aluminium or stainless steel plate under the cleat but on top of the deck leading aft. This would terminate in...

+1. This is a good article on the JSD: https://cruisingclub.org/sites/default/files/article_files/JORDAN SERIES DROGUE Best Practices...

One of the many things I liked about my Twister was the encapsulated keel. Inferior speed to a bolted on fin keel certainly, but I felt...

Normal use for a boat designed for racing and normal use for a cruising boat can be quite different. The racing boat is more likely to...

I take quite a bit of interest in Keel design (yes I have also sailed sailing boats too) and my perception is that this keel design...